❓ Hon Rod Caddies questions the Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation regarding alleged abandonment of specific emissions reduction targets and net zero ambitions, referencing ABC reports and implying alignment with One Nation's energy policy. The Minister reaffirms commitment to net zero by 2050.
AnsweredQoN 256Legislative Council
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Emissions targets
256. Hon Rod Caddies to
the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation:
I refer to the
recent ABC reports that the Cook government is abandoning specific emissions
reduction targets.
(1) Can the minister confirm that the
Western Australian government will not adopt specific emissions reduction
targets for this state?
(2) Can the minister
confirm that by not adopting specific emissions reduction targets, the
government has effectively abandoned its net zero ambitions?
(3) Has the Cook Labor government adopted
One Nation's energy policy?
256. Hon Rod Caddies to
the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation:
I refer to the
recent ABC reports that the Cook government is abandoning specific emissions
reduction targets.
(1) Can the minister confirm that the
Western Australian government will not adopt specific emissions reduction
targets for this state?
(2) Can the minister
confirm that by not adopting specific emissions reduction targets, the
government has effectively abandoned its net zero ambitions?
(3) Has the Cook Labor government adopted
One Nation's energy policy?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(3) The state government remains committed to
a credible trajectory of emissions reduction to net zero by 2050.
a credible trajectory of emissions reduction to net zero by 2050.
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